Odorizer.



Patenten'oct. 3|, |899.

No. 636,03I.

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CHARLES e. ETTE, oF ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

DORIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,031, dated October3l, 1899.

Application filed April 12, 1899. Serial No. 712, '760. (No model.) A

T0 all whom, it ncry concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES Gr. ETTE, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Combined Vase and Odorizer; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined vase and odorizer;and it consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my complete inventionwith parts broken away, showing more clearly the inner construction orparts thereof; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the base portion of theodorizer with the vase removed therefrom.

The object of my invention is to construct a combined vase and odorizerin such a manner that when a certain part thereof is agitated byrotating the same the atmosphere in a room or other place will besufficiently impregnated with the perfumery, disinfectant, antiseptic,or other drug or liquid contained in said odorizer, the vase portionthereof being adapted to receive and hold either natural or artiicialflowers, the base portion of the odorizer, together with its base, beingof any desirable design, whereby the same will form a portable anddesirable fixture for a room or other place.

Referring to the drawings, l represents a casing which forms a base forthe odorizer and vase, the outer surface of which may be of any suitabledesign and shape, and located within said casing is secured a suitablemotor 2, which in the present instance is shown as a clock-movementadapted to be wound up in the usual manner and provided with avertically-operated shaft`3, the upper end of which projects a suitabledistance above the clock mechanism, to which a body is secured androtated thereby; but it is evident that an electric motor may beemployed and caused to be operated by a current of electricity withoutdeparting from the nature of my invention.

The rotating body is located above the motor and within the upperchamber 4 of the casing l, which forms the base of the odorizer, and iscomposed of two arms 5, having upwardly-projecting pins G, which areforced throu gh the absorbent material 7, (preferably sponges,) wherebythe latter are securely held in position and easily removed whendesired. Also forming a part of the body are two fan-blades 8, which arelocated between the Sponges or absorbent material and operate to forcethe air upwardly through the top of the casing, which is simultaneouslyimpregnated with the perfumery or other drug contained in the absorbentmaterial. By constructing a rotating body as above described theabsorbent material is not only rotated, but the fans have their properfunction to force the air upwardly, whereby better results are obtainedand the perfumery more thoroughly scattered or distributed about theroom.

A very essential and important feature of my invention is the employmentof a vase or receptacle 9, which is provided with a skeleton base 10,which is removably held in position on the top of the casing l, saidvase being adapted to receive natural or artificial flowers, butpreferably the latter, whereby a novel and desirable combination isobtained.

As stated, I preferably use or employ artificial flowers, as they arelasting, and when used in connection with the odorizer hereinconstructed are as desirable as natural flowers, for the reason thatshould artificial violets, for instance, be placed in the vase theabsorbent material could be saturated-with violet perfumery, and whenthe device is set in motion or the body revolved the perfumery will beforced upwardly about and through the flowers, and consequently give notonly the appearance of natural flowers, but a similar scent or odor tothe room or other place. The vase 9 is therefore preferably located onthe top of the casing I of the odorizer or above the rotating body andcentrally arranged, whereby the perfumery will be properly distributedaround the vase and through the iiowers that may be located therein, thesaid perfumery passing through the skeleton base 10, which preferablyforms a part of the vase.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown anddescribed, as the same may be varied in many respects without depart-ingfrom the nature of my invention, the principal object being in theemployment of a vase or other receptacle for containing flowers, arevolving body located below the same and adapted to contain perfumeryor other drug, and means for rotating said body and likewise theperfumery or drug carried thereby; also, the construction of the body,which is composed of absorbent material, and fans also forming a part ofthe body, but out of contact with the absorbent material, the latter,together with the fans, being rotated simultaneously.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. Anodorizer,comprisinga suitable motor, a rotating shaft forming a part ofthe same, a body secured to said shaft, arms forming a part of said bodyand carrying absorbent material, and fan-blades also forming a part ofthe body and located between the arms, as and for the purpose described.

2. In an odorizer, comprising a base, a suitable motor, a rotating shaftforming a part of the same, a body secured to said shaft, arms forming apart of said body and carrylng,r absorbent material, and fan-blades alsoform-,

ing apart of the body and located between the arms, all mounted in thebase; in combination with a Vase above the base and adapted to containnatural or artificial iiowers.

3. An odorizer,comprising a suitable motor, a rotating shaft, forming apart of the same, a body secured to said shaft, arms forming a part ofsaid body, pins carried by said arms, absorbent material removablysecured to the arms by said pins, and fan-blades also forming a part ofthe body, and located between the arms, and out of contact with theabsorbent material, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES G. ET'IE.

Witnesses:

J. U. MUsIcK, Ci F. KELLER.

